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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a non-profit organization in the United States, Canada (MADD Canada) and Brazil that seeks to stop driving with any amount of alcohol in the bloodstream, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and strive for stricter impaired driving policy, whether that impairment is caused by alcohol or any other drug.
Additionally, some states impose an additional requirement that a person attend a Victim Impact Panel (VIP) administered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), which was established in 1982. Both DUI classes and Victim Impact Panels are available in some states for first offense DUIs dependent on the judge's decision. [46]
One such program is the Victim Impact Panel (VIP), administered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1982. MADD typically charges a $25 "donation" (which is defined as voluntary), even for court-mandated attendance; MADD reported $2,657,293 one year for such donations on its nonprofit tax-exempt returns. [34]
MADD Canada's victim services programs support victims, train victim services volunteers, and deliver death notification training for medical, police, firefighter and victim services personnel. The organization's youth services programs include a multimedia assembly presentation which tours Canadian high schools and is seen by approximately ...
A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement made as part of the judicial legal process, which allows crime victims the opportunity to speak during the sentencing of the convicted person or at subsequent parole hearings.
The mother of a Michigan school shooting victim said Wednesday that the sentencing of the gunman's parents “sends a message to parents all around.” ... reads her victim impact statement during ...
MADD or Madd may refer to: Mothers Against Drunk Driving , a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop driving with any amount of alcohol in the bloodstream Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency or Adenosine monophosphate deaminase deficiency type 1 , a metabolic disorder
Victimology is the study of victimization, including the psychological effects on victims, the relationship between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system—that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials—and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements.